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Access Tech—The Future of Haptic Helpers

… can dramatically enhance the usefulness  of navigational apps and aids for the vision impaired.  Your phone may buzz, … Collins.  “Smart Paint used for highway lane markers might appear yellow, but shine a near-infrared light at it and it … impaired.” The company conducted some preliminary R&D, then approached the Ohio State School for the  Blind and Tampa …
Bill Holton
AccessWorld September 2022

The BrailleNote Touch Plus: Competitive Technology with a Nostalgic Feel

… last year, I wanted to know if this new product, Google approved and multi-featured, compared in any way to the … navigating swiftly back to a main menu, to recently visited applications, or efficient access to contextual help. The … product. In an attractive merging of old and new approaches, the Touch Plus retains most of the Keysoft …
Deborah Kendrick
AccessWorld March 2020

Access to Basic Needs

… frequently had someone else schedule their COVID-19 vaccine appointment (47%) while others were able to do so themselves … Often, it was a family member who scheduled the vaccine appointment, as shown in Table 3. Table 3: Who scheduled the COVID-19 vaccine appointment for you? (n=217) 47% A family member 18% A …

Chapter 2: Let’s Talk Nondriving and Low Vision Driving for Teens and People in Their Early 20s

… and has been for a long time. His motto is “There's an app for that" and as a 20 year old he lives in a small city … This is a guy who always has the latest and greatest app on his phone. In this picture you see him checking out … from my vehicle while also being aware of what was happening in my peripheral vision. With time I learned how to …

AccessWorld News

… The American Foundation for the Blind Now Accepting Applications for its 2017 Scholarship Program The American … website for further information and to fill out the application Please direct questions and comments to: … Airlines. We are also thrilled to recognize Bernadette Kappen, Ph.D., executive director of the New York Institute …
AccessWorld February 2017

The 2019 AFB Leadership Conference Registration Site Is Now Open!

… attend, which will populate your schedule in the conference app. You can always modify these later if you like.) To book …
Jeremy Ramsier

Report From Day One of CES 2018, a Global Technology Event

… temperature and other control with Alexa. The accompanying app also includes 12 pre-sets for you and your family … object detection) which they claim provides better floor mapping allowing more reliable vacuum or mop capacity in one … audio companies are turning to more sophisticated approaches to help address competing environmental noise but …
Paul Schroeder

Too Little, Too Late: On DOT’s New Rules for Air Travelers with Disabilities

… to DOJ here at AFB is that they take a straightforward approach that simply affirms that, no matter what form or … from printed paper materials to websites to mobile apps to telephony to smoke signals, when businesses and … how to get it done; the problem is the will to make it happen. And when federal regulations come out that seem to …
Mark Richert

Looking Forward: Join Us in Expanding Possibilities for People with Vision Loss

… to bring accessible devices to market and developed amazing apps for students, workers, and seniors. We published an … possibly even take our work backward. We cannot let that happen. AFB is working harder than ever to build on our …
Kirk Adams

When You Can't "Catch 'em All": Overcoming Social Isolation As an Individual Who Is Blind or Visually Impaired

… looking at an iPhone, while Aaron's guide dog, Joel, appears to look for a Pidgey. It's time to dust off the old … cooperation with Niantic Labs, have introduced a new mobile app game, Pokémon Go. This international craze has taken …
Katy Lewis

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